This Week in the Nintendo eShop

In this somber week following Satoru Iwata's passing, the Wii U and 3DS eShops are light. The biggest releases are Blaster Master on the Wii U Virtual Console and Tiny Galaxy on the Wii U eShop. The other notable release is the demo for Etrian Odyssey Untold 2, where your playtime in the demo can be transferred to the final release in early August.

Wii U Virtual Console

Blaster Master ($4.99)

The 1988 NES game shows it ages, but it still presents a variety of interesting ideas. It's almost Metroid-like in that you're presented with an expansive world that you have to explore to find different weapons and levels. In this world, you explore in the vehicle SOPHIA in a side-scrolling manner. Once you find levels, then gameplay shifts to a top-down perspective as you control the intrepid Jason through action-focused stages. If you bought this game on Wii, you can upgrade for $1.

Wii U Original Download Games

Tiny Galaxy ($5.99)

Tiny Galaxy looks like a novel 2D platformer as you control Orion, a little blue hero who is trying to get back his stolen headphones. Each of the 60 levels take place across a series of planetoids that you have to jump between and account for shifting gravity and enemies. According to the developers, Tiny Galaxy is "out of this world." I'd like to think it is very much in this world, as it came out on Wii U here, but hopefully the experience transcends our meager planet.

3DS Original Download Games

I Am An Air Traffic Controller Airport Hero Narita ($19.99)

You know what's thrilling? Piloting an aircraft. You know what's less thrilling but might make for an interesting game? Being an air traffic controller. I Am An Air Traffic Controller Airport Hero Narita tries that out as you have to guide landing and taxiing aircrafts around the bustling Tokyo-Narita Airport's ground and skies.

I Love My Dogs ($24.99)

If you're hankering for a new Nintendogs game, then maybe I Love My Dogs is something for you. You can do all sorts of stuff with your puppies, including feeding, playing, and training. The game does mandate that you must love your dogs. If you don't, word is that the entire 3DS will dissolve in your hands and you will be branded a dog hater. That might be hearsay though.

DSiWare Games

G.G Series Score Attacker ($1.99)G.G Series Vector ($1.99)

It is the year 2015 and there are as many new releases on the Wii U eShop as there are on DSiWare. That is all.